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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Once you have created your table, you can set its properties. Most table properties can be set from the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Properties</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog, as described below. However, some properties must be entered as Tagged Values as described for setting the value of the <a href="settableowner.htm">Table Owner</a> and, for <a href="setmysqltabletype.htm">MySQL</a> and <a href="set_oracle_table_options.htm">Oracle</a> databases, setting the table options.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Set the Database Type</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The most important property to set for a table (after its name) is the </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">database type</span><span class="f_BodyText">. This defines the list of datatypes that are available for defining columns, and also declares which dialect of DDL is generated. Enterprise Architect supports the following databases:</span></p>
<ul style="text-indent: 0px; margin-left: 30px; list-style-position: outside;">
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">DB2</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Informix</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Ingres</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">InterBase</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">MS Access 97, 2000, 2003</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Access 2007</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">MySQL</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Oracle 9i, 10g and 11g</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">PostgreSQL</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">SQL Server 2000 and 2005</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">SQLServer7</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere (Sybase ASA)</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (Sybase ASE).</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To set the database type, follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Double-click on the table element in a diagram to open the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Properties</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the </span><span class="f_UIControl">General</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> tab.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="databaseselection.png" width="381" height="560" border="0" alt="DatabaseSelection"><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">In the</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> Database</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field, click on the drop-down arrow and select the database type.</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Apply</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button to save changes.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">By clicking on the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Table Detail</span><span class="f_BodyText"> tab on this dialog, you can access the <a href="createcolumns.htm">Columns dialog</a> or <a href="indexestriggers.htm">Operations dialog</a>, or you can <a href="generateddl.htm">Generate DDL</a> for this table.</span></p>
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